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Do Rural Residents Have the Power to Say No?

Posted on September 14, 2026 by admin

From CAFOs to data centers, corporate America dodges local control By: Raj Patel and Jim Goodman, Barn Raising Media, Aug. 27th, 2026 oday’s data center proponents argue such projects bring needed jobs and a boost to local economies. Rural America … Continue reading →

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Special 2026 Summer Solidarity Issue of the Family Farm Defenders Newsletter is now online!

Posted on August 9, 2026 by admin

Please share with others – and if you would like to receive future issues of the FFD Defender in the mail, please consider becoming a member! Suggested minimum donation is $25 and since we are 501 c(3) nonprofit, any size … Continue reading →

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Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act (SAWA) Secures the Continued Exploitation of Farm Workers

Posted on July 7, 2026 by admin

By Elizabeth Henderson, Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) of New York (Note: Family Farm Defenders opposes this expansion of H2A – our position is that we need a secure path to citizenship for ALL undocumented farmworker immigrants in the U.S.) … Continue reading →

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One Farmer’s New Year Resolutions for Our Troubled Times

Posted on February 3, 2026 by admin

By: John E. Peck, executive director of Family Farm Defenders An abridged version of this article was recently published in the Capitol Hill Citizen The Grinch really stole Xmas last year for many family farmers – and sadly his spirit … Continue reading →

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Constructing Food Sovereignty – Report-back from the 8th CLOC Congress

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Samson Srok

The morning haze cannot fully conceal the power of the sun in balmy Morelos. Hundreds of us stand, our numbers growing as more trickle in to witness that morning’s mystica. Mexica dancers move to a reverberating drum beat, the seedpods … Continue reading →

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